GB2402002A - Self charging torch - Google Patents

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GB2402002A
GB2402002A GB0311636A GB0311636A GB2402002A GB 2402002 A GB2402002 A GB 2402002A GB 0311636 A GB0311636 A GB 0311636A GB 0311636 A GB0311636 A GB 0311636A GB 2402002 A GB2402002 A GB 2402002A
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James Patrick Greene
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S9/00—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply
    • F21S9/02—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
    • F21S9/03—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
    • F21S9/037—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light the solar unit and the lighting unit being located within or on the same housing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
    • F21L4/00—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
    • F21L4/08—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by means for in situ recharging of the batteries or cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/46—Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/46—Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus
    • H01M10/465—Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus with solar battery as charging system
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/34—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering
    • H02J7/35—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering with light sensitive cells
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries

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Abstract

A torch that uses a solar panel housed around the bulb to both reflect the light to generate a beam and to recharge it's batteries. The batteries (3) which are rechargeable, there are two ways to recharge the batteries. The primary charging of the batteries comes from an AC mains charger. When the batteries are charged and then the torch is in use, (1) the bulb is powered and the light emitted bounces off (2) the reflective surface to produce a beam of light. This reflective surface (2) is also a solar panel, which recharges the batteries while the torch is in use. The batteries power the bulb which in turn power the batteries. The light generated by the bulb (1) is captured by the solar panel (2) and stores this power in the batteries (3) via the connecting wires (4).

Description

SELF CHARGING TORCH
The invention relates to a torch that uses the light generated by it bulb to recharge it's own batteries.
Torches that use solar panels to charge the batteries use external light such as, the sun or room light. Unless the external light is very bright and remains so for a long period of time the batteries will only charge partly.
An object if this invention is to harness the light generated by the torches bulb and recharge it's own batteries.
Accordingly, this invention provides a rechargeable torch, with a solar panel housed around the bulb. The solar panel uses the light from the bulb to recharge the batteries, also reflect the light to generate a beam Preferably the solar panel will be made from a material that can reflect light as well as harness light to power the batteries A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: FIGURE I shows a side on cut away view of the torch.
FIGURE 2 shows the batteries fully charged FIGURE 3 shows the batteries while in use FIGURE 4 shows the batteries being recharged while in use, via the solar panel The torch (figure 1) is made from three main components The batteries (3) which is rechargeable, there are two ways to recharge the batteries. The primary charging of the batteries comes from an AC mains charger. When the batteries are charged and then the torch is in use, (1) the bulb is powered and the light emitted bounces off(2) the reflective surface to produce a beam of light. This reflective surface (2) is also a solar panel, which recharges the batteries while the torch is in use. The (3) batteries power the ( I) bulb which in turn power the (3) batteries. The light generated by the bulb ( I) is captured by the solar panel (2) and stores this power in the batteries (3) via the connecting wires (4).

Claims (1)

  1. I. A torch including rechargeable batteries, solar panel and a bulb 2 A torch as claimed in claim I where a solar panel is housed around the bulb, the light emitted from the bulb charges the torches batteries via the solar panel 3. A torch as claimed in claim 2 where a solar panel has two functions, first to reflect the light emitted from the bulb to produce and beam of light and secondly, a solar panel to recharge the torches batteries.
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Cited By (3)

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WO2007038023A1 (en) * 2005-09-28 2007-04-05 Motorola Inc. Light pad charger for electronic devices
EP1921373A1 (en) * 2006-11-13 2008-05-14 Black & Decker, Inc. Battery charging work light
ITBA20080025A1 (en) * 2008-07-16 2010-01-17 Marlo En S R L LIGHTNING BODY "SUNFLOWER"

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Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1292582A (en) * 1969-01-14 1972-10-11 Braun Ag Pocket torch
GB2158094A (en) * 1984-04-27 1985-11-06 Shionogi & Co Anti-human igg monoclonal antibody and process for preparing the same
US4563727A (en) * 1985-01-14 1986-01-07 Curiel Raymond F Self-charging solar battery
JPS63213427A (en) * 1987-02-27 1988-09-06 武笠　均 Energy feedback light
JPH087602A (en) * 1994-06-20 1996-01-12 Osamu Kondo Flashlight with sos buzzer
BE1012569A6 (en) * 1999-03-25 2000-12-05 Scheemaecker Nicolaas De Pocket torch with data projector
JP2002313117A (en) * 2001-04-06 2002-10-25 Mitsue Kawamura Solar flashlight and wall-hanger

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1292582A (en) * 1969-01-14 1972-10-11 Braun Ag Pocket torch
GB2158094A (en) * 1984-04-27 1985-11-06 Shionogi & Co Anti-human igg monoclonal antibody and process for preparing the same
US4563727A (en) * 1985-01-14 1986-01-07 Curiel Raymond F Self-charging solar battery
JPS63213427A (en) * 1987-02-27 1988-09-06 武笠　均 Energy feedback light
JPH087602A (en) * 1994-06-20 1996-01-12 Osamu Kondo Flashlight with sos buzzer
BE1012569A6 (en) * 1999-03-25 2000-12-05 Scheemaecker Nicolaas De Pocket torch with data projector
JP2002313117A (en) * 2001-04-06 2002-10-25 Mitsue Kawamura Solar flashlight and wall-hanger

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2007038023A1 (en) * 2005-09-28 2007-04-05 Motorola Inc. Light pad charger for electronic devices
EP1921373A1 (en) * 2006-11-13 2008-05-14 Black & Decker, Inc. Battery charging work light
US7578598B2 (en) 2006-11-13 2009-08-25 Black & Decker Inc. Battery charging work light
ITBA20080025A1 (en) * 2008-07-16 2010-01-17 Marlo En S R L LIGHTNING BODY "SUNFLOWER"

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